Fender guard and support



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,680

- A. w. NORDGREN FENDER GUARD AND SUPPORT FiledMay 10, 1926 fin/enfer 'Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

" UNITED STATES vP ATENT OFFICE.

ALGOT W. NORDGREN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNR TO MARQUTTE MANIL- FAGTURING COMPANY, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

FENDER. GUARD AND SUPPORT.

application mea may 1o, 192e. seal No. 107,995.

The object of my invention is toY provide a fender guardof simple, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction.

More particularly my invention relates to a fender guard and support wherein the. be positioned just rearfender guard may wardly of the fender of .the automobile and secured to the frame and parts kof theautomobile whereby the fender guard will be rigidly supported in position to protect the fender.

Y Still a further object is to provide a support for the fender guard employing the standard parts of the automobile frame and body as means of connection whereby the entire fender guard may be rigidly secured upon the automobile without the necessity of modifying any of the parts now found upon such automobiles and my prese-nt fender guard is adaptable for use in connection with the well known make of Dodge automobile although it may be used upon other types and makes of automobiles. v

With these and other objects in view,y my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my fender guard and support, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fender guard and support therefor.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure, 1, showingv the brace connection between the fenderguard and the automobile body. Y

. Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing the support for the fender guard and its connection with the chassis ofthe automobile. l

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the support alone, and

Figure -5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-*5 of Figure 3 showin the connection between the-support and t e chassis.

Y My vimproved. fender guardk includes a rigidT-'ronmember 10 bent to form a reverse curve. have riveted thereto eyelets 11 which receive bolts 12. The bolts 12 project above and below the eyelets 11. s

Curved bumper vor fender guarde-lements 13 are spaced above and belowy the eyelets 11 and have their ends bent so as tof form The ends of the member 10,

eyelets 14 which register with the eyelets 1l andl receive the bolts 12.

, From the construction of the parts justl described it will be seen that the two bumperfvor fender guard elements 13 are spaced one above another and connected to the rigid bolts 12.

A spacing element 15 is received between the two bumper elements 13 and tends to hold the two bumper elements s aced apart. The element 15 is formed .wit a pair of inturned flanges 16 and a plate 17 on the inner side of the bumper elements 13, is connected to the spacer element 15 by the bolt 18.

The parts heretofore described comprise the fender guard for each of the rear fenders of an automobile and I will now describe the supporting means for fastening the fender guard to the automobile frame;

The'automobile frame 19 includes a downwardly inclined horn whichY is vchannel shaped and this part projects rearwardly beyond the bodyof the car itself. The body of the car includes a sheet metal member- 2O whichvis connected to the channel shaped frame 19 and serves as a cover Vfor the gas tank lof the automobile and as a finish for the rear-end making a neater appearing structure.

In the particular form shown in the drawingV the member 20 is formed with two parts arranged parallel with the upper and lower channel flanges of the frame 19 and these parts are' connected together by a cross or vertically arranged wall 21 to which a brace of my fender'guard is secured.

The. rear end of the frame 19 is fixed to a fittingY 22. Theffitting 22 is connected to the frame by a pair of bolts 23 and a pair of rivets 24.

The automobile spring 25 is connected to the fitting 22 through` the shackles and shackle-bolts 26. AFixed tothe ri idv member 10 of the fender guard is a orwardl extending supporting member or element 2?. The supporting member 27 as shown in the drawings, is formed of a flat` iece of metal having its rear endk bent at right angles to the main body portion thereof as at 28. The portion` 28 is lbifurcated as at 29 so as to straddle the leg of the T-shaped memberlO.

The portions 2 8 oftheT-shaped member 10 are riveted or member 10. by means of thel above and below the leg "I, claim" as myyinventiont-l otherwisesecured to .the member 10. By

combinationof a oar body having longitudifastening the'two portions 28 to the T-crossmnal and transverse parts, Vthe longitudinal member-l and having them straddle the leg part forming a downwardly inclined horn thereof,` gives me avery rigid connection between the supporting Yelement and rthe cross member l0.

The supporting element is connected. to the cross member l0 substantially midway between the ends thereof.l- The supporting element extends forwardly and is connected to the outer'side of the frame l9'by means of the bolts 23. v l

The supporting element or member 27 isr formed with a pairof openings 30"which are designed lto receive the bolts 23 normally provided for Vconnecting the fitting'22 to the framev19. -f t In order to install the supporting member all that is necessary is to removethe two bolts235 insert them in the openings 30 and thereafter tighten'fthe bolts 23.

Between the two 'openings 30 ofthe 'supporting member 27 I provide a pair of open-` ings '3l which are designed to receive they heads of the 'rivets 24 as clearly shown in Figure of the drawings. f

y The openings `3.1l permit theflat supporting' member '27 toV lie flat against"v the Yside of the frame l9."fThe supporting member 27 is curved upwardly between itsv endsso as to conform to the downwardly inclined horn end of the fr ar'ne V19.l u JIn order to brace the fender guard against n lateral movement I secure to the cross mem# ber at its innerjend a brace element'32.V

The v'loracef element32 `isformedfof a flat piecemofbar ironfand has its ends bent at right-angles to each other so asto form a horizontal fastening flange 33 anda vertical fastening flange 34 connected togetherby an" Y upwardly inclined body'portion. f

l The fastening flange 33 fitsin'under the.

leg of the T-shaped cross member l() 'andy is secured thereto by the rivets `or'the like 35.

Thebrace element 32 extends upwardly "and forwardly froml the fender guard and has the vertical' fastening fiange 34 rest-against the wall 2l of the sheet metal V member20.v The brace element l32 is fastened 2l by a bolt or the like 36. *From the construction of the partsjust described it will be seen that the -jfender guardfis actually supported upon the frame of the v,automobile by -a supporting'memberv 27: and4v braced, against any twisting movement by the element 32.'.5 v K l.

jThe element 32 of course, vassists in the supporting of the entire fenderguard. I

have'thusl providedv a Afender guard struc-V ture having'. a rigid and sturdy Yconnection` with' the Vcar frame and which; canbe *in-` stalled:` using the standard partsof the cari.

frame itself.

' -iqrn a" device -Orthe'lciasg 'aascfiieauia t0, the .Wall

part forming a downwardlyfinclined'horn witha fender guard comprising; a T-shaped clined hornof the carbody, means forfast- Vening thesupporting element to Ythe downwardly inclined horn and-abrace rfixed to said cross member Aat one end lthereof and-j adapted to Vprojectl forwardly -and toward i the car body from said-crossmember,s`a1d brace element-havingv a vertically arranged flange for connection withthe-c'ar body at a point spaced from V'the-connection betweenV the car body and supporting element where'a` by the fender guard will be braced and s up- Y ported upon the car body.y

2. Ina devicefof the Vclass described the;

combination vof a carbody having longitudinal and transverse parts, "the longitudinal part forming a downwardlyinclinedhornA with a -fender yguard comprisingfafcrossf member, bumper .elements secured thereto,

a supporting element Xed-{to-fsaid cross'.

member between its endsand projecting forwardly therefrom,- said supporting element being curved upwardly between its endsjand adaptedjto conform tofthe downwardly Linclinedhorn ofthe car body, means for-fasti enmg the supporting element to the down-1 soA wardly inclined horn and 5a, brace :fixed to l said cross `member at one-*end thereofandy adapted to project forwardly and upwardlyV toward the car-body frolnS'Ld CI'O'SS member,-

' said brace' element having vertic'ally' arY ranged flange for connection wththe 'car body at a `point spaced fromV the connection between the c ar body and supporting 'element whereby' the fenderV guard willl bebrace and supported'upon the car 'booly 3.V Ina devicevof the class describedthe combinationofa car body havin'gglongitudinal and transverse parts,V the longitudinal saidj` flange's,"oneV of said' flanges' being icon-' Y negte'd toithefender guard andV they other toV the car body whereby the fender guard will be braced and supported upon the car body.

4. In a fender guard and support therefor for use in connection With an automobile, a Jfender guard including a cross member, spaced bumper elements secured thereto, a supporting element iXed to said cross member between its ends said supporting element being curved from end to end andhaving spaced openings therein for receiving fastening devices, a brace fixed to said cross member at a point spaced from the connection of the supporting element with the cross member and adapted to project forwardly and upwardly toward the automobile upon Which said fender. guard is secured, the inner end of said brace having a flat portion adapted to rest against the automobile and be secured thereto.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 1926.

ALGOT WV. NORDGREN. 

